# Can't open camera on Android **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [January 11, 2024, 12:02pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/cant-open-camera-on-android/69470 "2024-01-11T12:02:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![brigop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@brigop](https://community.glideapps.com/u/brigop)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 12:02pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/cant-open-camera-on-android/69470/1 "2024-01-11T12:02:44Z")
Hi everyone! I published an app and I have a problem, with an iPhone I can take a photo or upload a photo, but with an Android phone I can only upload a photo. How is possible? I checked the permissions but all seems ok. Thank you so much! ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Pires](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/lucas_pires/32/64863_2.png) [@Lucas\_Pires](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Lucas_Pires)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/cant-open-camera-on-android/69470/2 "2024-01-11T16:07:08Z")
Hi @brigop Can you record your screen showing us what’s happing please? ---
**Author:** ![brigop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@brigop](https://community.glideapps.com/u/brigop)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/cant-open-camera-on-android/69470/3 "2024-01-11T16:41:49Z")
Shure! I’ll attach a screenshot. I used a image picker element. When I press to insert a image automatically the app open the gallery. ![Screenshot_20240111_172920_Media](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/a/b/abc865378e19f61bbd227fd50c76638d22c11141.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/cant-open-camera-on-android/69470/4 "2024-01-11T16:50:54Z")
Do you have this option selected for your image picker? ![Screenshot_20240111-104813](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/5/1/51a48e9f0e23b54850e8d144ed9fbe0143cd44d4.png) If you do, have you tried another android device? My guess is that either the OS or the browser is restricting access to the camera. If so, that’s something you need to figure out on your device. It wouldn’t be something that can be solved on the Glide side. ---
**Author:** ![brigop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@brigop](https://community.glideapps.com/u/brigop)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 9:43am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/cant-open-camera-on-android/69470/5 "2024-01-15T09:43:18Z")
Hi, I’ve tried and I discovered that on my Galaxy ZFlip 5 (and on Zflip4 of my customer) the camera works only if in the element image picker you select only the “camera only” option. Thank you for the help! ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Page](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/sean_page/32/77424_2.png) [@Sean\_Page](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Sean_Page)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/cant-open-camera-on-android/69470/6 "2024-07-10T18:15:18Z")
Just ran into this as well and I am on a Pixel 8. Camera only allows camera access, but Camera and Roll does not allow camera to work. ---
**Author:** ![Carbonsquare](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/carbonsquare/32/55224_2.png) [@Carbonsquare](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Carbonsquare)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/cant-open-camera-on-android/69470/7 "2024-07-10T20:08:01Z")
Didn’t try Camera Only but can confirm that Camera and Roll on Android 14 does not bring up Camera option. Interesting that Camera Only works though. Maybe there is something Glide can do to correct the other setting. > [@Image picker does not show camera option in Chrome android](https://community.glideapps.com/t/image-picker-does-not-show-camera-option-in-chrome-android/74777/5): > > I can confirm this issue is occurring on Android 14 devices where no camera option shows up. Android 13 devices are working correctly. Having the ability to take a photo (User Profile) when the need to upload images in the app is a necessary function. Hope this is resolved soon. UPDATE: This appears to be a Chrome ONLY issue in Android 14 that Google needs to permanently fix. [https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/253908853?hl=en&sjid=17093803743705966724-NA](https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/253908853?hl=en&sjid=17093803743705966724-NA) ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Page](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/sean_page/32/77424_2.png) [@Sean\_Page](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Sean_Page)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/cant-open-camera-on-android/69470/8 "2024-07-11T16:27:12Z")
I know there are downsides to this, but we have noticed that if you use the File Picker and not the Image Picker that the camera is available as well as the media / files. Now, this would allow file types other than images of course, but it does make it “work”. ---
**Author:** ![MaximeBaker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/maximebaker/32/80877_2.png) [@MaximeBaker](https://community.glideapps.com/u/MaximeBaker)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/cant-open-camera-on-android/69470/9 "2024-11-12T13:02:19Z")
Update: It happens on Android 15 on Pixel 6 Pro as well!